tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post6446725265716756236..comments2017-12-13T07:56:30.695-05:00Comments on Recollections of a Vagabonde: Bulloch Hall 35 Quilt Show - attic ... and moreVagabondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-55609985149686278232017-07-28T17:46:23.153-04:002017-07-28T17:46:23.153-04:00I was so thrilled when Macron was elected!! The q...I was so thrilled when Macron was elected!! The quilts are gorgeous, if I was not such a bad sewer and had so little patience it would inspire me to have a go.<br />Thinking of you both as you go through tough times: aging is a horrible business and very hard and difficult. I do hope your house move goes smoothly when it happens:) xxswefflinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966574718104896830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-89491557459844352582017-06-21T16:18:04.502-04:002017-06-21T16:18:04.502-04:00Wow that is really a full post. I had to take exra...Wow that is really a full post. I had to take exra time for it to all sink in.<br />My hubby is on low doseof Cialis to increase blood flow all around his body and it is helping his memory loss to some degree. He is less confused now. He&#39;s just been on iy foe econd month . A low dose too. The drug is currently being studied in EU for a means to help with dementia. Hubby is off all cholestrol lowering drugs too as they mess with fat that the beain needs. I feel lipdorbin my opinion is a very harmfuldrug. It does not reduce strokes ar heart attacks and it is still being sold as the most used drug in US. <br />I love thevquilts. And HUGS for doing your very best<br />Hapy 50 too.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-1526212156801202772017-06-07T11:10:02.375-04:002017-06-07T11:10:02.375-04:00Such lovely images! I have not been by your blog f...Such lovely images! I have not been by your blog for quite awhile, but stopped in today to see what you have been up to, and am so so so sorry about your husbands dementia. That is such a difficult thing in life and worse for you probably than it is for him. Will keep you in my prayers. Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-30690164078558557222017-06-06T00:18:42.657-04:002017-06-06T00:18:42.657-04:00I kept track of the French election and was so ple...I kept track of the French election and was so pleased with the French people&#39;s choice. I derive hope that some degree of sanity will return to the U.S. eventually. Enjoyed photos of those lovely quilts. I prefer the photo on the right in the first row of two which I can imagine might be closest to an actual day time view. <br /><br />Considering some of the challenges you&#39;re facing as a caregiver, I marvel that you are able to provide such fascinating blog posts. I hope your move allows you to gain more support and receive the care you need for yourself. I&#39;m sure it must be difficult leaving the area where you are living but so many photos you&#39;ve taken will surely help you recall wonderful memories. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-66498242948595384122017-06-04T14:19:01.048-04:002017-06-04T14:19:01.048-04:00What amazing quilts! Such color and movement!
Tha...What amazing quilts! Such color and movement!<br /><br />That is disturbing about the ad for the memory improvement prescription --and if Dear Leader has his way, there&#39;ll be no oversight of the validity or purity pr safety of anything. <br /><br />Interesting that your husband responds best to commercials -- it tells us what part of our brains they are aimed at.<br /><br />Glad to see you back in blog land -- this post is full of treasures!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-88782107828806981152017-06-03T16:53:45.423-04:002017-06-03T16:53:45.423-04:00Hello My Friend! Good to hear from you! I am so so...Hello My Friend! Good to hear from you! I am so sorry about your husband and I am so sorry for you and your family!! It has to be so hard on everyone! I agree about the stupid, lying commercials! It&#39;s so sad, how many people &quot;believe&quot; everything they see and hear! What gorgeous quilts, WOW!! So nice to see my Prime Minister Trudeau on your blog! I wish France all the best! Sending you Big Hugs and Much Love!! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-58670216014452797192017-06-02T16:45:14.517-04:002017-06-02T16:45:14.517-04:00My goodness! Thanks for visiting my blog. I&#39;m ...My goodness! Thanks for visiting my blog. I&#39;m so glad you did because I enjoyed every single thing in this post! Yes, I love quilt shows. Yes, I despise Trump more than words can express. Your assessment of TV ads was a lesson in itself. <br /><br />Also, if I can pass a blog on to you, take a visit to <br />http://oneoflifeslittlesurprises.blogspot.com<br />The author is dealing with exactly the same issues at home that you are. Marty Damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-48281972902797467602017-06-02T06:39:31.743-04:002017-06-02T06:39:31.743-04:00Hi, Vagabonde!
I think the blue quilt is the best,...Hi, Vagabonde!<br />I think the blue quilt is the best, you&#39;re right. I&#39;m glad you will move to Nashville soon, it&#39;s better for you and Jim to be closer to your daughter family. Poor Jim, I&#39;m so sorry to know his illness is so hard and you have many problem caring him. <br />About ad. I don&#39;t like it and never listen to. I often watch TV channels without ads, for example HDlife. <br />I&#39;m also glad the Mr Macron is the French president, he&#39;s young and dynamic. <br />Have a nice weekend, dear!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-48531087350425031242017-06-01T07:16:18.842-04:002017-06-01T07:16:18.842-04:00What can I say that has not already been said rega...What can I say that has not already been said regarding dementia? I am sending you my best wishes. Make sure you have time for yourself, so important for a caregiver, as well as taking care of your dear husband. <br />The quilts are stunning, I would love to see them in person. And thank you so much for the expose of the commercials. I don&#39;t watch them at all. Mostly I record the TV shows I want to watch, and then zip through the ads. Especially ignoring the ads for drugs and lawyers that I see so many of on USA TV shows. Not so much of that here in Canada.<br />And as for Trump..... well, I have nothing positive to say about him or his hangers-on.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-38958089997345248562017-05-31T15:22:59.445-04:002017-05-31T15:22:59.445-04:00Dear Vagabonde, this posting had me holding my bre...Dear Vagabonde, this posting had me holding my breath because you dared to really take on the ads and also the Trump fiasco and the PAC power here in our country. The beauty of the quilts helped me settle back into some serenity as I found myself becoming incensed over so much that happens in the United States.<br /><br />I am so sorry to learn about your husband&#39;s dementia. I hope you find time to relax and take care of yourself in the midst of the loving care you take of him. Be gracious to yourself. Please. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-60733275376465580562017-05-30T14:14:33.873-04:002017-05-30T14:14:33.873-04:00It&#39;s good to see you post and to see all the g...It&#39;s good to see you post and to see all the gorgeous quilts (oh, I would hate to be a judge for this show!) but what I&#39;m most glad to hear is an update from you. And my two cents on your anniversary -- celebrate. Celebrate what you&#39;ve had, what you&#39;ve loved during your time together, what you&#39;ve produced with your beautiful daughters and what love is -- the better and worse. Your husband may not know why it&#39;s a celebration or even that it is. But you will know. And you will know it marks 50 years of partnership that even the great sadness of illness cannot break, even though that illness may break your heart.<br /><br />I was so relieved about Macron. And I&#39;m also with you on that Liberty ad. And thanks for the info on the Prevagen. I didn&#39;t know that.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-79145666687133009232017-05-30T09:14:55.189-04:002017-05-30T09:14:55.189-04:00What a comprehensive post!
My thoughts are with y...What a comprehensive post!<br /><br />My thoughts are with you as you daily face struggles with your beloved husband. I can only imagine how difficult the days must become.<br /><br />I have shared this and the previous Quilt Pictures with a friend who makes and appreciates quilts.<br /><br />As to the Politics...I share the sentiments of Monsieur Gauthier, above. My husband and I have many dear friends in Ontario, Canada, and travel there often. We have never, ever felt so embarrassed and ashamed of our country and its...&quot;leadership.&quot; We are daily--sometimes hourly--disgusted.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-57019267596971517822017-05-30T03:10:46.131-04:002017-05-30T03:10:46.131-04:00Hello dear Vagabonde, what a great window you open...Hello dear Vagabonde, what a great window you open to me. I never watch TV with adverts, only very few things like gardening programs but so interesting to read how the minds of people are tried to be manipulated. But to read about your husband&#39;s condition is truely so so sad. I admire your courage and how brave you face it, it must be so heard. <br />Thank you for your comment on my blog, no so far, unfortunately, the dream burst because some Australians outbid us. I do sometimes fear to run out of time and hope we will manage but the next right object has not yet been found.<br />This does not stop us from travelling across every month or so to see the wee granddaughter. Precious moments. Sending you loads of strong vibes to manage to empty the other 7 rooms... bayouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803865167364775151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-34291751857956796492017-05-30T03:09:51.356-04:002017-05-30T03:09:51.356-04:00Coucou Vagabonde !
Je vois que tu ne te lasses pas...Coucou Vagabonde !<br />Je vois que tu ne te lasses pas de rendre visite à Bulloch Hall pour admirer ces merveilleux quilts, qui représentent une montagne de travail.<br />Je vous souhaite un bon anniversaire de mariage.<br />Comme Thérèse, nos dernières élections se sentaient pas bons. Tout a été fait par notre ancien président pour que ce soit son dauphin le nouvel élu, tel un messie au sourire angélique. On va bientôt retomber dans des grèves et des manifestations qui vont comme d&#39;habitude engendrer de la casse.<br />On peut noter que déjà tout nouvellement nommés ministres, deux ont déjà des affaires au derrière. Pauvre France !<br />Comme ça tu étais de Montmartre. Moi j&#39;ai fait trois quartier, Charonne, avenue Parmentier et Montparnasse. Je vais à Paris au mois de Juillet, j&#39;en ai besoin.<br />Je t&#39;embrasse.<br />PS Je t&#39;avais que j&#39;allais t&#39;envoyer un mail et je ne sais pas si je l&#39;ai fait.claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07356955828590617751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-71874826268543819422017-05-29T09:05:08.130-04:002017-05-29T09:05:08.130-04:00I just discovered your bog (via Colette) and alrea...I just discovered your bog (via Colette) and already you have given me so much to think about.<br /><br />These quilts are simply amazing, I wish we had a culture of quilting here and I would get a chance to visit exhibitions like the one in your pictures.<br /><br />Congratulations on the outcome of the French elections. It has been a relief and we watched the coverage on tv through the night last weekend.<br /><br />A very close friend is in a similar situation with her husband. We talk on the phone almost every day. Two of my husband&#39;s maternal uncles suffered from alzheimer&#39;s at a time (1980s) when little was known and done to support patients and families. <br />I wonder whether you are interested in reading about this new research: <br />https://www.uni-bonn.de/news/128-2017 <br /><br />I am looking forward to follow your blog.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-69915895291060853002017-05-29T08:03:34.041-04:002017-05-29T08:03:34.041-04:00Stunning quilts. I feel like I went to the show w...Stunning quilts. I feel like I went to the show with you.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-15928409665274730232017-05-29T07:09:33.972-04:002017-05-29T07:09:33.972-04:00Your analysis of the various commercials &amp; pol...Your analysis of the various commercials &amp; political ads is really interesting -- we mostly stream our TV these days, so we don&#39;t see them, but it&#39;s informative to know what&#39;s influencing people and how dumb the advertisers and politicos think they are. Well, maybe the voters are that dumb. Look who they voted into office!<br /><br />The ancestry.com tests are really just as suspicious to me. I read that they base their conclusions on inadequate surveys, so many people get strange results -- unlike you!<br /><br />So sorry you are suffering with your husband&#39;s illness.<br /><br />best... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-229107885799493882017-05-29T06:38:08.095-04:002017-05-29T06:38:08.095-04:00Reading your post today was difficult. I am so sor...Reading your post today was difficult. I am so sorry for your husband, I cannot say how much. Hélène and I will reach 50 years of marriage on June 24 - almost the same as you! But we are so lucky, life has been good for us, there is no justice in all that. Life is totally unfair. You just pick your number when you&#39;re born and there you go, a good part of what will happen you cannot control at all. Sheer luck, or bad luck, it depends, nothing to be done. So sorry…<br /><br />Then I read what you wrote about this upcoming election in Georgia. Even if I am not American, I must tell you that most Canadians (and Europeans for that matter) positively hate your horrible president and the GOP and their extreme-right politics. I cannot get it, I cannot understand people that are conned by this gang of… better not write here what I intended to write.<br /><br />You as a country are in dire straits to say the least.<br /><br />Good luck to both of you, good luck to your country too, you will need it. Love from Québec.Roger Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690736289188945063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-87787799758551312802017-05-28T11:03:35.339-04:002017-05-28T11:03:35.339-04:00Je t&#39;admire d&#39;avoir fait toutes ces recher...Je t&#39;admire d&#39;avoir fait toutes ces recherches sur ces publicités mensongères qui existent malheureusement ici aussi. Nos médecins reçoivent la visite de démarcheurs et prescrivent nombre de médicaments inutiles principalement contre le cholestérol. La dernière trouvaille ce sont les médicaments contre la tension haute dont la limite est passée de 16 à 14: tu t&#39;imagines le profit du circuit pharmaceutique. Quant aux personnes âgées, on les bourre de médicaments principalement d&#39;anti anxiolytiques, conclusion elles meurent de vieillesse et de rien d&#39;autre... Quelle honte!<br />Il y a un très bon livre écrit par Pr Bernard Debré et Pr Philippe Even &quot;guide des 4000 médicaments utiles, inutiles ou dangereux&quot; un peu notre bible ici... Ils ne parlent malheureusement pas de Prevagen. Ils parlent de Mémantine qui a un risque mineur et de trois autres produits à risque important.<br />Bref il n&#39;y a pas à se réjouir.<br />Je vous souhaite un bon anniversaire de mariage, le bonheur ne se refait pas et tu as des tas de souvenirs heureusement. <br />Le quilt à fleurs 118 est magnifique. Que d&#39;Amour dans tous ces quilts/patchworks.<br />Elections françaises? Je passe dessus, ce fut entre la peste et le choléra, nous allons droit dans une société à seul but commercial... nous apprenons ici à lutter à petits pas autour de nous comme nous pouvons avec nos moyens et je dois dire que je vois des résultats prometteurs chez les jeunes.<br />Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-30788858246442668802017-05-28T10:31:28.793-04:002017-05-28T10:31:28.793-04:00Hi dear friend, I stay out of political discussion...Hi dear friend, I stay out of political discussions, particularly when it isn&#39;t in my area (Montreal, Canada), and especially when it involves Trump. LOL! I love those quilts, they are gorgeous! And your photos are beautiful, I find jellyfish fascinating. I always enjoy your posts and look forward to them. Thank you so much for sharing. :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-60798161086633254322017-05-28T04:05:10.484-04:002017-05-28T04:05:10.484-04:00Incredible images. Thanks for sharing. And I am in...Incredible images. Thanks for sharing. And I am in awe of the talent, skill, artistry, and craftsmanship displayed in those quilts. TV commercials!!! Sorry you have to be subjected to the aggravation, but thanks for pointing out some of the flaws that I wouldn´t have noticed -- I have to tell you I found your discovery of the Statue of Liberty shots very entertaining. I had wondered how they got those great shots!Mitchell is Movinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-23291587424276691842017-05-28T00:24:35.231-04:002017-05-28T00:24:35.231-04:00Your life is very full. It is heartening that you ...Your life is very full. It is heartening that you can take a break from the demands of a partner with dementia to appreciate your surroundings and the talents of others. Bullock Hall is beautiful, particularly in your manipulated sunset. Warm wishesElizabeth at Eiffel Tellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054977148823539576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-13693313712638065862017-05-27T21:54:38.474-04:002017-05-27T21:54:38.474-04:00Vagabonde, I&#39;ve ignored most of the ads you ta...Vagabonde, I&#39;ve ignored most of the ads you talked about. I&#39;m sure that you just scratched the surface of the phony claims out there. Prevagen...like many other OTC supplements...is just another way to convince us to part with our money! <br /><br />I subscribe to Ancestry.com and I&#39;ve enjoyed researching our family trees. We also took the genetic test. Mine was no surprise...English, German and Swedish. My wife learned that she had some significant traces of ancestry that tracked back to the Iberian Peninsula and Eastern Europe added to her German and Scotch Irish roots. I recently discovered a ship manifest on-line showing one of my ancestors coming to the US from Scotland...news to me!<br /><br />Politics...an ugly and divisive topic! One of the worst things that the Supreme Court ever did was to legalize PACs... If a candidate from either party makes outlandish claims, at least there is someone that can be challenged about them. However, if a big PAC runs false ads or a smear campaign in the name of a candidate, there answerable to almost no one. Where I live, most folks are conservative Republicans and if you disagree with their positions on the environment, health insurance programs, immigration, etc., many of them won&#39;t even engage in a civil discussion on the topic! Democrats in this area just don&#39;t talk politics with one couple telling me that politics have already cost them too many &quot;friends&quot;. I&#39;m a rare animal these days...a moderate...and I don&#39;t seem to fit into either party. <br /><br />My prayers are with you and your husband as you try to cope with his Alzheimer&#39;s and your move to Nashville.<br /><br />Take Care, Big Daddy DaveDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419231123238788903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-50803736570054357042017-05-27T21:18:55.045-04:002017-05-27T21:18:55.045-04:00This post is filled with so much I can only say &q...This post is filled with so much I can only say &quot;Brava&quot; for it! I didn&#39;t know that about Prevagen, but I have seen ads for it on TV in the recent past. And all you said about Trump is unfortunately true. What a boor; it makes me embarrassed to be American. And the quilts are wonderful. I especially like the shaded cubes. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-21670695067756980942017-05-27T19:37:32.510-04:002017-05-27T19:37:32.510-04:00Well, I guess Trump was good for something. What ...Well, I guess Trump was good for something. What gorgeous quilts. Can&#39;t imagine. That is good to know about Prevagen. I too worry that I am getting Alzheimer&#39;s. Terrible things to have to face with your husband. Hope your anniversary is a good one.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.com